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- Page 1 Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual For version 2.1 June 20, 2013...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Getting Started .............................. 3 Requirements ............................3 Download Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ ......................4 Install Thinix WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 ....................4 Install Thinix WiFi Hotspot in Windows 8 ....................6 Using Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ .......................... 9 The New Interface ............................. 9 Hotspot Status ............................ -
Page 3: Overview
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual Overview Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ is an application designed to create a WiFi Hotspot using a WiFi adapter on a Microsoft Windows PC running Windows 7 or later. Allowing wireless enabled devices to use the same internet connection without dedicated hardware to create a personal WiFi Access Point. -
Page 4: Download Thinix Wifi Hotspot
This program can be installed for the current user or for every user on the device. By selecting the “Everyone” option every user on the PC will have access to Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ and be able to make changes, If you wish for only the current user to have access to the program choose the “Just me”... - Page 5 6. At this point a progress window will appear and show the progress of the installation, this window will disappear when installation has finished. 7. The final window step is to choose if Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ should be started after installation pictured in Figure 4.
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Page 6: Install Thinix Wifi Hotspot In Windows 8
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual b. Click “Close” to exit installation Figure 4 Install Thinix WiFi Hotspot in Windows 8 1. Make Sure .NET Framework Version 3.5 is installed a. Search for “Programs and Features” in settings option and open “Programs and Features”... - Page 7 This program can be installed for the current user or for every user on the device. By selecting the “Everyone” option every user on the PC will have access to Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ and be able to make changes, If you wish for only the current user to have access to the program choose the “Just me”...
- Page 8 7. At this point a progress window will appear and show the progress of the installation, this window will disappear when installation has finished. 8. The final window step is to choose if Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ should be started after installation shown in Figure 8.
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Page 9: Using Thinix Wifi Hotspot
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual Figure 8 Using Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ The New Interface Figure 9 Figure 9 shows an image of the new interface developed to give better usability to the application so it may reach a larger audience. Some of the new Improvements include the ability to change the language create multiple settings profiles that can be change seamlessly. -
Page 10: Hotspot Status
3. ‘Hardware Support’ indicates if the hardware configuration of the computer is able to support Thinix WiFi Hotspot™. If this status is green then the wireless adapter in the hardware is compatible, otherwise this will show red if the wireless adapter will not support this functionality. -
Page 11: More Details
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual More Details Figure 10 Figure 10 shows the More Details tab. This tab shows information about how the device is broadcasting and how the device routes information. These items include SSID, Wireless Key, Authentication Type, Allow Internet Access, IP of the Hotspot Host, Device hosting the Hotspot. -
Page 12: Configure
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual 7. ‘Device Connected To The Internet’ is the device through which data traffic from the software access point is routed through to reach the internet. The friendly name of the adapter is displayed and this field will not be displayed until the hotspot has been started. - Page 13 Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual 4. ‘Automatically Generate New Wireless Key’ option gives the user an ability to have the system choose when and if the Wireless Key is auto generated. The intervals by which keys are able to be generated are as follows: a.
- Page 14 Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual Figure 11 Figure 12 When ‘Automatically Generate New Wireless Key’ is set to Daily as in Figure 13 or Weekly as in Figure 14 the application uses more information to decide when to generate a Wireless Key. For Daily generation of wireless keys the application will generate a key at the time specified by the drop down boxes.
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Page 15: Device Priorities
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual Device Priorities Figure 14 The Device Priorities Tab pictured in Figure 17. Allows the user to set the order in which a device will be used to send data to the internet. Devices can be dragged and dropped determine the order of the list, or can be adjusted with the arrows next to the exclude box. - Page 16 Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual the program is run, and can be changed at any time by selecting another language from the drop down menu. Currently supported languages are: 1. English 2. Afrikaans 3. Български 4. Čeština 5. Dansk 6. Deutsch 7.
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Page 17: Advanced
About Figure 17 The About Tab shown in Figure 20 shows important legal and contact information. This is a most basic overview and more information can be obtained by contacting Thinix. Page 17... -
Page 18: Pin Security
Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual 1. ‘Enable automatic check for updates’ will make Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ check for updates to the product on a scheduled interval. 2. ‘Check for Updates’ will force the product to check for updates now instead of waiting for the next automatic check. - Page 19 Thinix WiFi Hotspot™ User Manual Help Tips like those shown in Figure 22 are shown when you mouse over an item. These items are there to explain fields in more detail. If you wish to turn them off you can uncheck the ‘Use Help’ box show in the configure tab.
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